TripAdvisor Reviews Grand Hotel Du Midi Montpellier

Travel Blogs from Montpellier

... hands of the Caesar. I have to say that I saw the arena through a tourist eye and not as a spectator that must have witnessed barbarism at its worst! There is restoration going on as we speak and hats off the France for recognising the quality of history they have in their towns and cities. The arena is still used today as a cultural hub where it hosts concerts, festivals and cultural events through out the summer however, its ...

... condition considering its age. We followed the track to where the aqueduct starts. It is fed by an underground stream which is still pushing out water today (not via the aqueduct of course). Pure fresh water and it is delicious. We walked along the top of the aqueduct in parts and some of the stones have been lifted to reveal inside. It is hard to believe that they used this piece ...

... neck and joked that there was a spider on her making Anie let out a shriek as she is deathly afraid of spiders. Clarke laughed and they continued through the labyrinth of exposed bones. The temperature wasnt that bad underground since it was only about 57o Fahrenheit in the catacombs. Although it was disturbing to be surround by a labyrinth of bones and also scary, Clarke and Anie learned more about the past ...

... with us. We got an almost immediate response from someone that I had never met before in Montpellier but had seen around a bunch of times the last time I was in Montpellier. It used to be that the Thursday night couchsurfing meet up was at a bar called the Shakespeare for their quiz night, and it was this guy that usually read the quiz questions.

Our new friend was waiting for a Couchsurfer that he was hosting to arrive so he met up with ...

... a seaside town in the south of France. Here, we transitioned finally from our winter to summer wardrobe. For Laura, this meant changing from one full box of clothes, to another full backpack of clothes. After finally realizing the ridiculous amount of clothing she owns, and space we have, a one-month shopping ban has been enforced. To cheer Laura, the resident sicky up, we soaked up the finally present sun on the beach all afternoon. I have to get used to ...